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Adaptations-Part 2

Adaptations-Part 2. Fill the Bill Recap. So what does Fill the Bill have to do with Adaptations? Lets revisit the birds we discussed…. Why is adapting to the environment important?. Adaptation increases FITNESS

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Adaptations-Part 2

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  1. Adaptations-Part 2

  2. Fill the Bill Recap • So what does Fill the Bill have to do with Adaptations? • Lets revisit the birds we discussed….

  3. Why is adapting to the environment important? • Adaptation increases FITNESS • FITNESS: The current state of an organism that is adapted to survive and reproduce in its environment • Increased fitness means you are more likely to survive!

  4. Changing Environment • In order to survive, species must continue to EVOLVE to the changing environment • EVOLUTION is a change over time. • Evolution can occur within a species • Evolution can also create a new species • Species can change slightly after each generation

  5. Beaks that are helpful for eating different types of food

  6. What happens if your food source changes? • Sometimes a plant may change slightly…. • This will change which organism can obtain food from it easily • Organisms Co-evolve • Organisms will adapt to the environment together • The change of one species will trigger the change of another

  7. Examples of Coevolution • Garter snake and Rough-skinned newt • Predator/Prey relationship • Newt poisons increase and snake’s resistance to poison increases • Hummingbirds and ornithophilous flowers • Breeding season of hummingbirds and the blooming of flowers is commonly seen around the same time

  8. Acacia ants and a bullhorn Acacia Tree

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